FSS:EUP404 Europe and Global Politics - Course Information

EUP404 Europe and Global Politics

Extent and Intensity

1/1/0. 15 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

prof. PhDr. Ing. Ondřej Císař, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. et Mgr. Oldřich Krpec, Ph.D. (lecturer)
PhDr. David Müller, Ph.D. (lecturer)
PhDr. Petr Suchý, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Anna Shavit, Ph.D. (assistant)

Guaranteed by

PhDr. Petr Suchý, Ph.D.
Department of International Relations and European Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Mgr. Anna Shavit, Ph.D.

Timetable

Tue 16:00–17:40 U41

Prerequisites

This course focuses on Europe in the context of global politics. The purpose of the course is to provide students with a theoretically based understanding of the role Europe plays in world politics.

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• European Politics (Eng.) (programme FSS, N-PL)

Course objectives

The general structure of the course consists of two major parts: theoretical issues, and case studies and applications. The purpose of the first part is to provide students with basic insights into the nature of European and global politics. This part of the course will primarily focus on the recent debate concerning European involvement in global politics, and on transatlantic relations. As the answers to the questions raised in these debates largely depend on the theoretical lenses through which one views the world, the first part of the course will also examine different theoretical perspectives on international politics. The second part of the course focuses on empirical applications of some of the concepts discussed in the first part. More specifically, this section concentrates on Europe as an actor in world politics.

Syllabus

• Week 1. Introductory Seminar (Císa) No reading for this seminar. Part I. Europe and Global Politics: Theory Week 2. Liberalism and Realism: Major Traditions in the Study of International Politics (Císa) Required readings: Carr, E. H. The Twenty Years Crisis 1919-1939. An Introduction to the Study of International Politics. New York: Palgrave, 2001, pp. 42-83 (42 pages). Keohane, Robert. International Liberalism Reconsidered. In Power and Governance in a Partially Globalized World. London and New York: Routledge, 2002, pp. 39-62 (24 pages). Suggested readings: Morgenthau, Hans. Politics Among Nations. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1978, pp. 1-15. Buzan, Barry. The Timeless Wisdom of Realism? In International Theory: Positivism and Beyond, eds. Steve Smith, Ken Booth and Marysa Zalewski. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1996, pp. 47-65. Keohane, Robert and Joseph Nye. Power and Interdependence, 3rd edition. New York: Longman, 2001. Keohane, Robert and Joseph Nye. Introduction. In Governance in a Globalizing World, eds. Joseph Nye and John Donahue. Cambridge, Mass., Washington D.C.: Visions of Governance for the 21st Century, Brookings Institution Press, 2000, pp. 1-41. Keohane, Robert. Hobbess Dilemma and Institutional Change in World Politics: Sovereignty in International Society. In Power and Governance in a Partially Globalized World, London and New York: Routledge, 2002, pp. 63-87. Week 3. The EU in Global Politics: A Realist View? (Císa) Required readings: Kagan, Robert. Power and Weakness. Policy Review, no. 113 (2002), URL: www.policyreview.org (approx. 30 pages). Suggested readings: Kagan, Robert. Of Paradise and Power: America and Europe in the New World Order. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2003. Lindberg, Tod, ed. Beyond Paradise and Power. Europe, America and the Future of a Troubled Partnership. New York, London: Routledge, 2005. Week 4. The EU in Global Politics: A Liberal View? (Císa) Required readings: Habermas, Jürgen. The Postnational Constellation and the Future of Democracy. In The Postnational Constellation: Political Essays. Cambridge Mass: Polity Press, 2001, pp. 58-112 (55 pages). Habermas, Jürgen and Jacques Derrida. February 15, or What Binds Europeans Together: A Plea for a Common Foreign Policy, Beginning in the Core of Europe. Constellations 10, no. 3 (2003), pp. 291-297 (6 pages). Suggested readings: Rosenau, James. Governance and Democracy in a Globalizing World. In Re-imagining Political Community. Studies in Cosmopolitan Democracy, Daniele Archibugi, David Held and Martin Köhler, eds. Cambridge: Polity Press, 1998, pp. 28-57. Schmitter, Philippe C. How to Democratize the European Unionand Why Bother? Lanham, Boulder, New York, Oxford: Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, 2000. Císa, Ondej. Democratization of the EU: A Task for Mission Impossible? Review of the Book: Philippe C. Schmitter: How to Democratize the European Unionand Why Bother?. East Central Europe/ECE 28, no. 2 (2001), pp. 161-67. Habermas, Jürgen. Why Europe Needs a Constitution. New Left Review 11 (2001), pp. 5-26. Week 5. Realism and Liberalism Combined? (Císa) Required readings: Fukuyama, Francis. The Neoconservative Moment. The National Interest (Summer 2004), pp. 57-68 (12 pages). Krauthammer, Charles. In Defense of Democratic Realism. The National Interest (Fall 2004), pp. 15-25 (11 pages). Cooper, Robert. Imperial Liberalism. The National Interest (Spring 2005), pp. 25-34 (10 pages). Suggested readings: Cooper, Robert. The Post-Modern State. In Re-Ordering the World, ed. Mark Leonard. London: The Foreign Policy Centre, 2002, pp. 11-20. Bobbio, Norberto. Democracy and the International System. In Cosmopolitan Democracy, eds. Daniele Archibugi and David Held. Cambridge: Polity Press, 1995, pp. 17-41. Rawls, John. The Law of Peoples. Cambridge, MA., London: Harvard University Press, 1999. II. Case Studies and Applications Week 6. Europe and the United States: Different Perception of Security Threats or Differing Preferences for the Approaches towards their Resolution? (Suchý) Required readings: Howorth, J.: Foreign and defence policy cooperation. In: Peterson, J.; Pollack, M. A. (eds.): Europe, America, Bush. Transatlantic Relations in the twenty-first century. Routledge, 2003, pp. 13-28 (15 pages). Rees, W.: Justice and Internal Security. In: Peterson, J.; Pollack, M. A. (eds.): Europe, America, Bush. Transatlantic Relations in the twenty-first century. Routledge, 2003, pp. 47-58 (11 pages). Peterson, J.: The US and Europe in the Balkans. In: Peterson, J.; Pollack, M. A. (eds.): Europe, America, Bush. Transatlantic Relations in the twenty-first century. Routledge, 2003, pp. 85-98 (13 pages). Peterson, J.; Pollack, M. A.: Conclusion. The end of transatlantic partnership? In: Peterson, J.; Pollack, M. A. (eds.): Europe, America, Bush. Transatlantic Relations in the twenty-first century. Routledge, 2003, pp. 128-142 (14 pages). Week 7. Europe, USA and the National Missile Defense (Suchý) Required readings: Bernier, J.; Keohane, D.: Europes Aversion to NMD. Strategic Review (Winter 2001), pp. 41-48 (8 pages). Valášek, T.: U.S. - European Dialogue on National Missile Defense. Medzinárodné otázky, 2/2000, pp. 33-45 (12 pages). Suggested readings: Gordon, P. H.: Bush, Missile Defense and the Atlantic Alliance. Survival, 1/2001, pp. 17-36. Sokolsky, R.: Imagining European Missile Defence. Survival, 3/2001, pp. 111-128. Week 8. EU and "Near Abroad" - Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy (Müller) Required readings: Smith, H.: European Union Foreign Policy. What it Is and What it Does. Routledge 2002, 232-265 (33 pages). Week 9. EU in International Economic Relations (Krpec) Required readings: Brülhart, M. and McAleese, D.: External Trade Policy. In El-Agraa, A. M.: The European Union: Economics and Policies. Harlow: Prentice-Hall, 2004, 498-525 (27 pages). Suggested readings: Grilli, E.:EU-ACP Development Cooperation beyond Lomé. In El-Agraa, A. M.: The European Union: Economics and Policies. Harlow: Prentice-Hall, 2004, p527-547. Week 10. EU as a Regional Economic Integration Organization (Krpec) Required readings: Dent, Ch.: The European Economy: the Global Context, London: Routledge, 1997, pp. 26-61 (35 pages). Suggested readings: Brada, J. and Mendez, J.: Political and Economic Factors in Regional Economic Integration Kyklos, 1993, Vol. 46 Issue 2, pp. 183-201. Week 11. New Europeans in the Enlarged EU and Their Priorities in the Euro Atlantic Relations (Danák) Required readings: Giusti, Serena (2002): Visegrad Balancing between United States and European Union? In: Šastný, Marek (ed.): Visegrad Countries in an Enlarged Trans-Atlantic Community. Bratislava: Institute for Public Affairs, pp. 85-112 (27 pages). Suggested readings: Šastný, M. (ed.) Visegrad Countries in an Enlarged Trans-Atlantic Community, Bratislava: Institute for Public Affairs, 2002. Šastný, M. (ed.) Iraq Crisis and Politics in USA, Europe and V4 Countries, Bratislava: Institute for Public Affairs, 2003. Week 12. EU Involvement in Post-conflict Areas: The Case of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Dimitrova) Required reading: Chandler, David. Bosnia: From Dayton to Europe? Paper to be Presented at Plenary Session: Human Rights in a Divided Europe, International Conference: Human Rights in Europe: A Fragmented Regime, Department of Political Science, Hannover University, 17-18 September 2004. URL: http://imm-live.wmin.ac.uk/sshl/page-564-smhp=1. (approx. 15 pages) Knaus, Gerald and Felix Martin. Travails of The European Raj: Lessons from Bosnia and Herzegovina. Journal of Democracy 14, no. 3 (2003), pp. 60-74 (15 pages). Suggested readings: International Crisis Group. Bosnias Nationalist Governments: Paddy Ashdown and The Paradoxes of State Building. Sarajevo, Brussels: ICG, Balkans Report No. 146/2003. URL: http://www.crisisweb.org. Chandler, David. Bosnia: Faking Democracy After Dayton. London: Pluto Press, 2000, pp. 34-65. Week 13. Course Wrap-up and Review for Final Test

Assessment methods (in Czech)

Course Requirements 1. Students are expected to read the required reading(s) for each seminar. If there are two or three required readings rather than one, students are expected to read all of them. The optional reading is only for those who have special interest in the topic. 2. Students are encouraged to actively participate in the seminars by posing questions of clarification or bringing up problems for discussion. 3. Students are expected to write five short position papers (300-600 words each) on five different seminar topics. The papers should include a summary of the main points of the required reading(s), a critique of these readings, questions of clarification, and possible questions for discussion. To enable the organization of the in-class discussion, papers must have three clearly identified sections: 1) a summary section entitled Summary; 2) a critique section entitled Critique; 3) a section containing questions for discussion entitled Questions. Papers that do not have this structure and contain different points scattered throughout the text will be rejected and will not count towards the students grade. The position papers should be sent via e-mail to the lecturer responsible for the respective seminar. The papers should be submitted no later than 1 p. m. of the day before the seminar for which the paper is written. 4. At the end of the semester students should submit a 10-page long final paper on a topic relevant to the course. 5. There will be a final in-class written exam, consisting of five questions based on the required readings and the discussions in class. Grading The final grade will be calculated as a composite evaluation consisting of three parts: 1) evaluation on the five position papers 2) evaluation on the final paper 3) evaluation on the final exam Students will be awarded 5 points for the submission of five position papers of acceptable quality, in compliance with the required structure of position papers, and in the specified deadline. The points are awarded as a bulk evaluation for the submission of all papers; separate papers do not get points. This means that no points at all will be awarded for the submission of less than five position papers. Late submissions and submission of papers that do not meet the minimal requirements of quality and structure are not acceptable. Each final-exam question gets between 0 and 5 points (max. 25 points overall for the final exam). Students will be awarded 15 points for the submission of a final paper of acceptable quality. The grade will be calculated on the basis of the number of points collected. In order to complete the course, students must collect at least 27 points (60% of the max. points for all parts, i.e. 45 points). Workload 5 position papers (300-600 words each) 1 final paper (10 pages long) 415 pages of required reading (app. 34 pages per week)

Language of instruction

English

Further Comments

The course is taught annually.

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